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Letter Notes Piano: Sixteen Going On Seventeen - The Sound Of Music

"Sixteen Going On Seventeen" is a classic song from the musical film "The Sound of Music". The song was written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, and was performed by Charmian Carr and Daniel Truhitte in the movie.

^E   ^D#  ^E-^F  G-G   A    Bb-Bb-B
You are sixteen going on seventeen

^C-^C  ^D  ^D#  ^E     B
Baby   it's   time   to   think

A-^D     A-^D
Better beware

A    G-^C    G    ^C-G
Be canny and careful

^G-^F    ^E    B    B       B
Baby you're on the brink

^E   ^D#  ^E-^F   G-G   A    Bb-Bb-B
You are sixteen going on seventeen

^C-^C  ^D  ^D# ^E  B
Fellows will fall in line

A-^D       A     ^D
Eager young lads

A         G - ^C        G     ^C     G
And grueways and cads will

^G-^F  ^E    B      B     ^C
Offer you food and wine

^C-B-^C    ^F-A-B     B      B
Totally unprepared are you

^C  ^C# ^C  ^C#  ^C   A
To  face  a  world  of  men

^C-B   ^C   ^F     A         B        B      B
Timid and shy and scared are you

^C    ^E     ^E-^G     ^G     B
Of things beyond your kin

^G    ^F#    ^G-^A
You need someone

B - B   ^C  ^C#-^D
Older and wiser

^E-^E   ^F   ^F#   ^G  ^G#-^F
Telling  you  what  to  do   ~

^E ^D#  ^E-^E-^F   G-G    A     Bb-B
I   am   seventeen   going  on  eighteen

^C-^A  ^C    B-^G#   B   ^C
I'll   ~     take   care   of   you!

It features a duet between the characters of Liesl and Rolf, as they express their young love and optimism for the future. The film was released in 1965, and has since become a beloved classic.

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